Bamako vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bamako	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$569	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1444	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$251	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$862
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$345
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$415
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	37
😀 Quality of life	22	45
🏙️ Population	4.23M	2.15M

The cost of living in Bamako is 43% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8028th and 5540th ($569 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mali and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Mali vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 8788th and 6578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Harare

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	Bamako	Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.54	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$6241

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Cities near Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$490
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$489
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$490
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$489
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$499
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$916
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$733
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$735
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1019
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$999
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$487
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$743
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1272
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$937
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$998
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1278
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$753
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$998
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1061
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$804
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$487
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1346
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$964
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$904
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$774
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$523
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$906
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$889
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$827
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$882
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$487
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$794
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$723
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$730
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$752
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$597
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$947
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$825
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$766
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$738
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$700
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1003
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$507
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$492
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$624
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$457
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$688
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$493
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$541
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$675
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$917
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1018
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$540
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$875
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$566
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$631
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$776
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$525
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$748
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$961
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$795